New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1926, Page 12

around the room, Sarge “Oh, go ahead, Howard, You're & blamed nulsance, but go ahead." - “Thanks.” Howard began an in- fakes You spection of the dresser and then er the bed. “You know, Sarge, they Sleep Better say that it's almost impossible for Feel Better & murderer to avold leaving some kind of elew." He selzed the bedding and threw 1t back, farring the bedstead vio- lently an he did so. As the bed moved, Jimmy saw something fall from the horizontal rafling that supported the foot end of the springs and flutter to the floor, He was on it in a flash, On the floor it looked like a plain yellow square of oardboard, torn at one Evidently a re- | end yorter, for he had been conversing | “What have you got, Rand?" It wletly with the police sergeanr, | was the police sergeant, rausing now and then to jot down | Jimmy turned it over. 1 word or two on some twice-fold- | the { sheets of rough paper. He iHanEigtin e 1 over to Jimmy. YHE poant saxistote tor it t ( his neck orry, Mr. Rand, but will you fones of New. Yof 1 1 his| cupply me with your father's age Bolioe Ballevatiiiiataiicide ¢ms to me|and the number of children he S sl o ity big ears and— | had? T think I've got most of the letalls from the police.”" ierehiet fs found In the room Vatiing NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY of red.” | “He was fifty-five” answered | : i Jimmy wearlly, “He had a wife Why suffer when skin lfmuhluy{dd %o casily ta the healing touch of CHAPTER 111 id he had Mooney t Uthle and two children, my sister Janet r and myselt.” Nosnioelhiaia 1 eould see the [} | “Thanks, Mr. Rand. Sorry to troubla you" He turned te the ] | coroner, “What 1s it, Coroner, sul- ! g from the outside corn { Ll ir 1 It was cut 2 and across the cherkt 1 could tell it was red o month, mbled in his tiH sked for a room, and scket and withdrew a small } to him he went rehief. e held it n't seen him | “It's murder,” {nterrupted Jim- It was & white ! my grimly. “He selzed the reporter ordered with fine lace Nls hed?" by the arm. “You'll wrlte nothing 1g siron perfume the day | about sulelde until you learn the ooked at it closcly. There were no | cle i 1d know | coroner's verdiot.” , nothing ubout it to make “Ohol You seem pretty sure. Well, T'll stick around a while, I RU What's your idea of what took place?" “My idea,” replled Jimmy, “is that my father was lured to thw lotel room under some false pre- tense, probably by some tclephone o " OKd by Millions S0RYELIOW STUBE COPYRIGHT 1926 BY NEA SERVICK, INC BEGIN MERE TODAY ST Henry Rund, manager of a department sic o reminded by lis family that th d t day 1s his son, James Rand LY i | coroner's next words, g A r ber | "I don’t know anything. 1 think and hin sister, J SN o o e e ans D E TAhink il sy AU th me, fan to see what caused his The following fouis nand, a etickler for pur alls to arrive home is accustomed tin A\Y mily I8 wondering, poll e | phone with word that } i gl Timmy . 1 room the name of | probably would have been eaused : by a blow on the head with a club or a hard weapon.” | “You think, then, | murdered " Jimmy middle-aged nneas! that he was hung on the Jimmy. plan Aantopsy death.” A strange young fe'low had en- tered the room. evening H Jones for d about He held ellow stub of a theater ticket., ragon Theater,"” he read tri- umphantly, Nov, 26, That's the night before last.” was a is over: . had red halr Is hat | Detective orlick’s The ORIGINAL Malted Milk nt from any other wom handkerchief. gues , Scrgeant, The | “It was lying on the ser.” | mald 1 if the Jluntecred Mooncy, 11 ain view. \ drinking, don't s the only clew 001 , Bric growled the sergeant. “And your theory, [ 4 bt clerk flushed, “I take limmy turned away from Moone ‘ in a while.” call to his office. Anyway, we can o address the police looks of that nose ken charge C you check up tomorrow and find out | “My 1ad.. I'm not tryin' to hurt | many ] take a damn sight too| what time he left the department | | ! store. | our feelin's, but the way T Jud jt| “Meyer” The sergoant turned to{ I think that the man who regls- | ;E ; i a‘ Safe Milk and Diet ForInfants, Invalids, The Aged t in" who 1 by the sized up was just like this. If you'll | one of his m Md you tell 'em [ tered as H. A. Jones of New York i was in this room waliting for my father to come. When father did | arrive, he was barely gecated hnv‘l fore he was struck on the head and | knocked unconscious, You noticed his overcoat is still on him. | That is sufficient {ndication that he | was not in the room very long, or, | at least, that he was on his way | out when he was struck. “Then Contains the valuable muscle and bone forming elements found | in the grain and whole milk. Raises happy, robust children Nutritious and easily assimilated Prepared at home by stirring the pow- der in hot or cold water, No cooking e whoever hit him turned | on the gas, shut the window if it | wasn't already élosed, and walkea out. locking the door behind him." “And how about the handker- | chief?" asked the reporter, ! “I can't account for it, T'll ad- mit.” ‘ “Don't you think it is at least an indication that a woman was in | this room, at least for a while?" | “Not necessarily,” put in the coroner, who had been listening to Jimmy with considerable interest. “Not necessarily, A man could have | planted 1t here, you know. Besides, | it was found in plain view right | on that dresser, and you have to pass the dresser to get to the door. | 1t seems to me it would be a pret- | Ki-Moig§ itk ty hard thing to miss, even b | comeone who was in a hurry, How- | ever, we're all shooting in the | dark. T'll have to take the body to morgue." 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